Siding plow or cultivator.



. 1 SIDING PLOW 0R OULTIVATOR.

. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7, 1910.

988,865. Patented Apr.4, 1911.

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UNITED STATES NAPOLEON BONAPARTE DIXON, OF

DIXIE; ALABAMA.

SIDING PLOW OR CULTIVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application filed October 7, 1910. Serial No. 585,887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON B. DIXON, citizen of the United States,residing at Dixie, in the county of Covington and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Siding Plows orCultivators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to siding plows or cultivators, and has for itsobject the provision of a strong, durable and thoroughly efficientdevice of this character by means of which the ground on both sides of arow of growing plants may be tilled or cultivated without danger ofcutting the roots of the plants, or otherwise injuring the same.

A further object is to provide a siding plow, the blades of which arereversible, so as to throw the earth either toward or away from theplants.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the blades laterallywith respect to each other to accommodate plants of difierent sizes, andmeans for securing said blades in adjusted position.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of plows so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a siding plow constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the blades detached from theplow beam, a por tion of one of the outer blades being broken away inorder to show the tie rod. Fig. 3

is a front elevation showing the device provided with reversible blades.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all. the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

The improved siding plow, or cultivator, forming the subject-matter ofthe present invention comprises a beam 5 having handles 6 secured to oneend thereof and provided at its other end with a clevis 7 for engagementwith a suitable draft device indicated at 8.

Secured to the beam 5 at a point in front of the handles 6 is a bracket9 having one end thereof provided with a laterally extending arm 10 andits other end formed with a hook 11 which bears against the inclinedsurface of a block 12, secured to the upper surface of the beam, asshown, said bracket being retained in' position on the beam by means ofa bolt or similar fasten ing device 13. Dctachably secured to the lowerface of the arm 10 is an inverted substantially U-shaped frame or yokehaving depending blades 14, the lower or free ends of which are curvedinwardly at 15 so as to throw the earth in the direction of the growingplants, said blades being secured to the arm by bolts or similarfastening devices 16.

Secured to the intermeuiate portion of the outer yoke by the bolts 16 isan inner yoke or frame having similar dependin blades 17, the free endsof which are disposed slightly in advance of the forward longitudinaledges of the blades 14, and also preferably curved inwardly as bestshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The outer blades 14 are pierced by transversely alined openings 18adapted to receive a threaded rod or bolt 19, there being spaced notchesor recesses 20 formed in the longitudinal edges of the auxiliary blades17 for the reception of said bolt.

Mounted for rotation on the bolt 19 are spaced clamping nuts 21 whichbear against the main and auxiliary blades and by means of which saidblades may be ad usted laterally with respect to each other so as toaccommodate plants of different sizes. The arm 10 of the brackettogether with the main and auxiliary blades are preferably inclinedrearwardly so that the curved terminals 15 of the blades enter theground on opposite sides of the growing plants and thus thoroughlycultivate the ground and at the same time throw the earth toward oraround the roots of said plants without danger of cutting the roots orotherwise injuring the plants.

Secured to the outer face of the arm 10 by one of the bolts or fasteningdevices 16 is one end of an inclined brace 22, the opposite end of whichis detachably secured to the forward end of the beam 5 as indicated at23, said brace forming a rigid connection between the arm 10 and beamand serving to prevent accidental displacement of the supporting bracketwhen the cultivator is in use. t It will here be noted that one of thefastening devices l6-serves the double function of securing the main andauxiliary yokes on the arm 10, and as a means for anchoring the end ofthe inclined brace 22.

By rotating the nuts 21 the main and auxiliary blades may be adjustedlaterally with respect to each other, while by releasing said nuts andremoving the fastening devices 16 the inner and outer blades may bereversed. Thus it will be seen that as the cultivator is drawn over afield or other inclo'sure the auxiliary blades 17 will span the growingplants and loosen the surface soil, while the blades 1a will beprojected downwardly Within the soil and throw the latter in thedirection of the roots of the plants, so as to thoroughly cultivate thesoil.

-An auxiliary brace 24 is preferably secured to one of the blades 14 andto the rear end of the plow beam 5 to assist in supporting thebracket 9.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings the inner and outer yokes are preferably,formed in sections so as to permit the blades of said yokes to bereadily reversed, thus to throw the earth either toward or from thegrowing plants. When the yokes are made in sections the fixed endsthereof will preferably be secured to the supportingarm 10 by two ormore bolts 25.

:It will of course be understood that as many blades may be secured tothe plow beam as may befound desirable or necessary and that either orboth of the yokes shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings may be made insections without departing from the spirit of the invention. It willalso be understood that the terminals of the bladesmay be made indifferent sizes and shapes, but it is preferred to have. the front edgesof the blades atthe terminals thereof curved or rounded and the rearedges of the blades square as shown.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed, as new is '1. Aplow including a beam, abracket secured to the beam and provided With alaterally extending arm, a yoke secured to the arm and provided withspaced depending blades, an auxiliary yoke also secured to the arm andprovided with similar depending blades having their longitudinal edgesprovided with notches, a threaded rod extending through the blades ofthe outer yoke and seated in said notches, and clamping nuts carried bythe rod and adapted to bear against adjacent blades.

2. A plow including a beam, a bracket secured to the beam 'and providedwith a laterally extending arm, an outer yoke secured to the arm andprovided with spaced depending blades, an auxiliary yoke secured 'toprovided with similar blades, the free ends of which: are disposed inadvance of the front of the outer yoke, and means piercingt-he blades ofthe outer yoke and'engaging the blades of the inner yoke for adjustingsaid blades laterally with respect to each other.

3. A plow including a beam, a bracket secured to the beam and providedwith a laterally extending arm, inner and outer yokes depending from thearm and each provided with spaced depending blades, fastening devicespiercing said yokes and arm, a brace forming a connection between one ofthe fastening devices and the forward end of the beam, and an auxiliarybrace secured to one f the blades of the outer yoke and engaging therear portion of the beam.

l. A plow including a beam, a bracket having one end thereof providedwith a hooked terminal adapted to embrace the beam and its other endextended laterally to produce an arm, inner and outer yokes secured tosaid arm and each provided with spaced depending blades having inwardlycurved terminals, the forward longitudinal edges of the inner yoke beingextended through and beyond the outer yoke, and the rear longitudinaledges thereof being prothe outer yoke and vided with transversely alinedseating notches, a threaded rod extending through the blades of theouter yoke and engaging said seating notches, and clamping nuts mountedon the rod and adapted to bear against adjacent blades.

5. llcplow including a beam, a bracket secured to and extendinglaterally from 'said beam, main and auxiliary yoke secured to thebracket and provided with depending blades, and means piercing theblades for adjusting said blades laterally toward and away from eachother. v

In testimony whereof I aifix'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE DIXON. lVitnesses James M. MANcILL,

RANSOM D. MOORE.

Copies. of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

